Hip-Hop Great DJ EZ Rock Dead at 46

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DJ EZ Rock (l.) and Rob Base during 2005 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors - Arrivals at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York, United States.

Hip-hop producer DJ E-Z Rock (real name Rodney Bryce) died Sunday, a spokesperson for Bryce's friend and collaborator Rob Base confirmed to Rolling Stone. Bryce was 46. The cause of death has yet to be revealed.

Bryce rose to fame with the release of "It Takes Two" in 1988, a crossover hit blending hip-hop and house music genres he collaborated on with Base. The pair’s debut single went to 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and featured the signature "Yeah! Woo!" sample from Lyn Collins’ song "Think (About It)." Questlove included the track on his "Top 50 Hip Hop Songs of All Time" for Rolling Stone,

So influential was the song, it has subesquently been sampled by artists such as Snoop Dogg ("I Wanna Rock"), Mac Miller ("Play Ya Cards") and the Black Eyed Peas ("Rock That Body"), as well as Chris Brown, Girl Talk and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.